Ruyu Liu, MS, RD

Division of Nutritional Sciecnes Cornell University 3206 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Ithaca, NY 14850 rl587@cornell.edu 513-680-3454

AREAS

Food Security; Community-Based Participatory Research; Minority Health; Mixed Methods Research; Socioeconomic Disparities in Health

EDUCATION

Cornell University, Ph.D. Community Nutrition 2021-Present

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.S. Nutritional Sciences 2018-2020

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. Dietetics 2013-2018

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS/CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Dietitian (RD), The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) 2020-

Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) Certified, Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of Minnesota 2022-

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University 2021

The Figueroa Interdisciplinary Group (FIG), Division of Nutritional Sciences

• Conceptualize and coordinate community-based participatory research projects, collaborating with community partners based in New York, NY

• Mentor undergraduate students on research methods, data collection, and data analysis

• Lead a systematic review project using Covidence

• Quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and dissemination

PUBLICATIONS

Liu, R., Hannon, B.A., Robinson, K.N., Raine, L.B., Hammond, B.R., Renzi-Hammond, L.M., Cohen, N.J., Kramer, A.F., Hillman, C.H., Teran-Garcia, M., Khan, N.A. (2021). Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in CD36 Are Associated with Macular Pigment among Children. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(9), 2533-2540.

Liu, R., Edwards, C.G., Cannavale, C.N., Flemming, I.R, Chojnacki M.R., Reeser, G.E., Iwinski, S.J., Renzi-Hammond, L.M., Khan, N.A. (2021). Weight Status and Visceral Adiposity Mediate the Relation between Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration and Skin Carotenoids in Later Childhood. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(3).

Khan, N.A., Cannavale, C.N., Iwinski, S., Liu, R., McLoughlin, G., Steinberg, L.G., Walk, A.M. (2020). Visceral Adiposity and Diet Quality are Differentially Associated with Cognitive Abilities and Early Academic Skills among Preschool-age Children. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 7(548).